BCS, Upsets, and Spurrier
Posted by: Bradley McDonald
Auburn remained number three in the BCS rankings, after escaping with 21-13 a win against Alabama Saturday. USC and Oklahoma are still one and two, respectively, so the National Championship game will come down to the conference championship games in the SEC and Big 12.
There were two upsets by unranked teams in the big rivalry games this weekend. Ohio State pulverized number 8 Michigan, 37-21, and Florida sent fired coach Ron Zook off in style by beating Florida State 20-13. That win gave Zook something that Steve Spurrier never had at Florida: a win at Florida State.
Speaking of Spurrier, there are reports that he is going to take over next year for retiring Lou Holtz at South Carolina. That announcement probably has a lot of people feeling bipolar in South Carolina, as their hate turns into love. The Gamecocks, a perennial whipping boy for Spurrier when he was in Florida, have finally gotten a nice program together under Holtz and it will be interesting to see if Spurrier can bring them further into national prominence. I don't know if Spurrier will be able to attract the athletes to South Carolina as he was able to do in Gainesville, but, if nothing else, he will bring more drama to the SEC. As much as I dislike him, it's almost good to have him back. It will now mean more to beat South Carolina than ever before for us SEC fans who suffered through the Spurrier-era dominance at Florida.
On a nasty day in Baton Rouge, LSU needed a late touchdown to escape with a win versus Ole Miss Saturday. The Tigers have made a habit of winning games late against teams they should beat (which isn't good for the cardio systems of the 90,000 fans who attend the games). Next week should be another battle when LSU travels to Arkansas. These games are always battles and this one probably will be no different.
Auburn remained number three in the BCS rankings, after escaping with 21-13 a win against Alabama Saturday. USC and Oklahoma are still one and two, respectively, so the National Championship game will come down to the conference championship games in the SEC and Big 12.
There were two upsets by unranked teams in the big rivalry games this weekend. Ohio State pulverized number 8 Michigan, 37-21, and Florida sent fired coach Ron Zook off in style by beating Florida State 20-13. That win gave Zook something that Steve Spurrier never had at Florida: a win at Florida State.
Speaking of Spurrier, there are reports that he is going to take over next year for retiring Lou Holtz at South Carolina. That announcement probably has a lot of people feeling bipolar in South Carolina, as their hate turns into love. The Gamecocks, a perennial whipping boy for Spurrier when he was in Florida, have finally gotten a nice program together under Holtz and it will be interesting to see if Spurrier can bring them further into national prominence. I don't know if Spurrier will be able to attract the athletes to South Carolina as he was able to do in Gainesville, but, if nothing else, he will bring more drama to the SEC. As much as I dislike him, it's almost good to have him back. It will now mean more to beat South Carolina than ever before for us SEC fans who suffered through the Spurrier-era dominance at Florida.
On a nasty day in Baton Rouge, LSU needed a late touchdown to escape with a win versus Ole Miss Saturday. The Tigers have made a habit of winning games late against teams they should beat (which isn't good for the cardio systems of the 90,000 fans who attend the games). Next week should be another battle when LSU travels to Arkansas. These games are always battles and this one probably will be no different.
